Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-30

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is the Toledo rapier in the center. Its
blade is of the finest steel, and the handle
| is a handsome piece of silver workman
ship. 1t is probably over one hundred
years old. Further on, arranged against the
wall, are some specimens of Swiss and
| Dutch plates, calling for no special COM
ment. Above these a gigantic pair OF
horns OF Roman cattle, OF unusual size and
| beauty. Below is tabletop made of the
different stones collected by Leland STAN
ford, Jr., in the various countries he Wis
| tied. The stones are cut and polished. and
arranged according to Leland's dictation,
| in mosaic, divided into sections to show
the different countries from whence they
| were obtained
To the right again, on the same side of
| the room, is an assortment of interesting
| objects. On the walls are complete sets of
| specimens of minerals found in the neigh
| borhood of Battle mountain, Nevada. They
are mounted in the shape of two oval
| frames. In a frame below is an order on
| the Office of Discount and Deposit, Balti-
more for $500, written and
SIGNED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON.
1t is dated Mount Vernon, November %,
| 1893. The shelf beneath is occupied by
several articles from Greece and Turkey
The coffee-sets and pipes are such as are in
common use in the latter country, a hand
some nargileh, being a specimen of the
| pipes smoked by the Pachas and ladies of
| the harems. The inlaid mother-of- pearl
table standing under the shelf, is from Con-
stantinople, where such table are used for
serving coffee.
The south side of the room is taken I'D
with arms and utensils of the South Pacific
islanders. There is large mat made of
material resembling paper, smaller mat
of even finer nature, clubs, bow and arrows,
paddles, and spears. OF the latter, one is
armed with sharp bones, another is studded
over with sharks teeth, which, being ser
| rated, lnfilct very dangerous and painful
wound. Below these weapons, on a table,
are some specimens of New Mexican In
dian pottery and basket-work of curious
design, also some articles from Alaska,
showing the handiwork of the Indians of
that region. On the floor beneath are sew
eral Indian mortars and pestles dug up at
Paio Alto. In the center of the room is
large case, in which are the various objects
which Leland Stanford, Jr., first collected,
and which gave him his first idea of a
museum. They stand exactly as he left
them in 1882. AS he arranged the case SO
it will remain, and possibly at no distant
date, the student of archaeology may stand
with one hand ON this case, the other
stretched out to richly stored museum,
and say in his heart Behold how great
matter a little fire kindleth."
ROOM SEVEN.
The main and choicest part of the collec-
ton In this room was acquired by Leland
Stanford, Jr., between August, 1883, and
March, 1854, 1t was during these months
that ne bought at various sales and of diff
ferent Psychologists and antiauaries the
valuable Egyptian bronzes, the Greek glass,
the Greek vases, etc. His tastes had made
great step from the arms and trophies of
war OF his earlier collections to these his
torical and chronological antiquities. To
this collection his parents have now added
several cases of valuable objects and works
of art in this room.
On entering the first case on the left
hand side contains large number of mo-
safes, gold and silver ornaments, worries,
stones. paintings on porcelain, coins, etc,
all of which are fully described on their re-
spective labels. They were donated bv
Mrs. Leland Stanford, having been ac-
quired by her at various times and in vari-
Gus countries. In this case, too, are the
cups won by Governor Stanford's horses.
Occident, Wild Flower, Kinda Rose, etc.
The next case on the west side of the room
contains, among a number of miscellane-
GUS articles, large fragment of Pompeiian
mosaic; also some glass mosaic pieces from
the Mosque of ST. Sophia at Constantinople.
On the sameshelf are some small pyramids
of the various Greek marbles, interesting
as being mementoes of visits to those
places. They were purchased on the Aero
polls at Athens. On the lower shelf are
some medieval keys, 4 lock, and several
spear the latter ugly looking weap-
onS. These were obtained in Paris. and
are, no doubt, of old French make. Fol-
lowing in order along the west wall is
case of ancient Greek pottery and terra
Gotta. 1t is filled with
CHOICE SPECIMENS OF THE OLD PoTrER's ART
OF every kind, from the highest plane of
art to the rudest. The gems of this collec-
ton are two separate figures. one of
female sucking an infant, the other a
female asleep. They are in the purest and
best Greek style, and were probably mod
eled about the time when the rule of Peri
cles had iostered Greek genius to its fullest
maturity. The dressing of the hair and
manner Of wearing the robes give an exact
idea OF the fashion Of those times, while
for grace and beauty of form they are ex-
quiste. They were found at Tauagra in
Greece. Governor Stanford obtained them
not without difficulty of DIR. Lambros of
Athens. Originally, these figures must have
been painted, as traces of color can be dis
cerned in the hair of the woman, but age
has worn it almost away. On the same
shelf are four other figures in terra Gotta.
but they are overshadowed by the beauty
of the two before named, being less artistic,
though equally interesting TO the antigua
rian, as showing another phase of Greek
art. They are in a perfect state of preser-
vation.
On the shelf below are some gold ear
rings. ring and seven gold coins with the
heads and inscriptions of Alexander the
Great and Philip. These were procured at
Athens, Greece The earrings are of fine
make and unique design. The same shelf
has some we'll preserved specimens of
Athenian pottery of different shapes and
| often very quaint a number of small
terra Gotta lamps with which the ancient
Greeks always filled the sarcophigi of de-
ceased relatives, and several small fetiches
| or charms. Such at least the little earthen-
ware nuts with hole bored through the
center are supposed to be. They are from
| the Troad, and were
FOUND BY DR.. sCHLIEAANN IN THE SMITH
CITY OF TROY,
At depth of about sixty-three feet from
the surface. They were in his museum at
Athens, apd were by him taken ont of
| their case and presented to Leland STAN
|
related their history, how for long while
he and other scientists We're puzzled as to
| the use to which these nuts" were put
by the ancients, but the conclusion finally
reached was that that they were a species
of rude penates, being nailed up against
the walls of private houses as household
gods, to whom sacrifice of prayer could be
made On the lower shelf are two large
Athenian vases, the one with the long
pedestal-very rare in shape and profusely
decorated with figures. Unfortunately
these are now almost obliterated, the vase
having been much damaged on its way
from Athens to San Francisco. A little
Greek doll, on the same shelf, with NOV
able limbs, shows that the children of the
ancients were amused with the same kind
of toys as our own babies. Here is also q
block of marble, with ancient Greek in
scription, brought away from the Temple
of Ceres at Eleusis, not far from Athens
1t was in this temple that took place the
notorious Eleusinian Mysteries
Next to this case, on a pedestal. stands
an alabaster canopid, or Egyptian funeral
vase. 1t was customary among the an
cient Egyptians to divide the entrails of the
dead into four portions, each portion being
placed in a separate vase or caR0pid, and
consecratpd To some Drotecting shirt or in